How Beethoven Composed Masterpieces Without Hearing a Sound

Send us Fan MailDescriptionHow Beethoven Composed Masterpieces Without Hearing a Sound in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactBeethoven composed some of his greatest works after going completely deaf! He couldn’t hear a single note but used his deep understanding of music and felt vibrations through the piano. His Ninth Symphony—featuring “Ode to Joy”—was written in total silence, yet it remains one of the most powerful pieces ever created.__________________________________________________________________About Steven, HostSteven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.__________________________________________________________________You can FOLLOW ME on Instagram. 👋Please Buy Me A Coffee 🤓☕️Love classical music? There's more to discover.If you enjoyed this episode, you can read the companion article and subscribe on Substack at The Classical Music Minute. And for a brand-new narrated classical music story every day, download the Classical Minute app for iPhone.Until next time, I'm Steven Hobé. Thanks for listening to The Classical Music Minute.